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Janet
@jlw19.bsky.social
· Sep 29
Ohio lawmakers failed three times to pass an age verification law so they snuck it into a budget bill.
Age verification starts TODAY in Ohio. I'm not doing it so goodbye Bluesky messaging.
Maybe I'll get a VPN
Age verification starts TODAY in Ohio. I'm not doing it so goodbye Bluesky messaging.
Maybe I'll get a VPN
TAX THE RICH ⬇️
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
TAX THE RICH ⬇️
Glad to see that @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's account is back!
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social’s account has been reinstated.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Glad to see that @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's account is back!
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Reposted by Janet
"The authoritarian doesn’t need to win arguments or offer genuine compromise. They need only inflict enough pain that resistance becomes morally unbearable... It’s a nasty tactic but an effective one. Create unbearable suffering...Then offer relief in exchange for political surrender."
What’s the difference between compromise and capitulation? Compromise trades concessions. Capitulation pays ransom to stop deliberate suffering, and teaches your opponent that coercion works. There are effective responses to coercive bargaining. What we saw was not one of them.
The Compassion Trap: How the Shutdown Weaponized Democratic Values Against Democracy Itself
When Opposition Parties Stop Fighting Because the Cruelty Becomes Unbearable. And Why They Shouldn't.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"The authoritarian doesn’t need to win arguments or offer genuine compromise. They need only inflict enough pain that resistance becomes morally unbearable... It’s a nasty tactic but an effective one. Create unbearable suffering...Then offer relief in exchange for political surrender."
Reposted by Janet
If the US system remains trapped in an endless knife fight between a party of good government and a party of nihilistic governance then Europeans need to accept that the US will no longer be a stable partner long after Trump is gone
I'd just like to point out that we spent an entire shipment of air defense interceptors' worth of money on new signs for a name change that isn't even legally the name of the DoD.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Ukraine is currently experiencing rolling blackouts from Russian strikes, btw.
Letterheads and signage alone would quickly run the bill upward of $1 billion, with a full overhaul likely rising to double that amount.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
If the US system remains trapped in an endless knife fight between a party of good government and a party of nihilistic governance then Europeans need to accept that the US will no longer be a stable partner long after Trump is gone
What are the odds that government spokespeople are using ChatGPT for everything?
A DoorDash spokesperson confirmed the same to me.
I followed up by asking is "inflation has been tamed" not something one should conclude from this report? The spokesperson said: "The White House can use the language that they are using on that. I’m not going to speculate on that."
I followed up by asking is "inflation has been tamed" not something one should conclude from this report? The spokesperson said: "The White House can use the language that they are using on that. I’m not going to speculate on that."
🔥 The White House released an article on Monday citing a DoorDash report as confirmation that "inflation has been tamed."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
I asked a DoorDash spokesperson today if the company had concluded from its report that inflation had been tamed. DoorDash spokesperson told me, "We did not write that."
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What are the odds that government spokespeople are using ChatGPT for everything?
Hey media people, please get on this ⬇️
Sarah Kendzior suspended on Bluesky Why? She wrote truthfully about Trump's sadist (my words) regime.
@atrupar.com @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @motherjones.com @jeffsharlet.bsky.social @goldengateblond.bsky.social @velshi.com @jysexton.bsky.social @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
@atrupar.com @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @motherjones.com @jeffsharlet.bsky.social @goldengateblond.bsky.social @velshi.com @jysexton.bsky.social @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hey media people, please get on this ⬇️
Please get some media attention on this @mmasnick.bsky.social
Sounds like Bluesky team won't address Sarah Kendzior's account suspension unless the Media shines a light on it
Sounds like Bluesky team won't address Sarah Kendzior's account suspension unless the Media shines a light on it
Mike, please look into the suspension of Sarah Kendzior. It seems highly unlikely that she deserves such a fate. @mmasnick.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Please get some media attention on this @mmasnick.bsky.social
Sounds like Bluesky team won't address Sarah Kendzior's account suspension unless the Media shines a light on it
Sounds like Bluesky team won't address Sarah Kendzior's account suspension unless the Media shines a light on it
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Reposted by Janet
Reposted by Janet
They also believe in the tooth fairy…
paulfell.substack.com/p/the-coward...
paulfell.substack.com/p/the-coward...
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
They also believe in the tooth fairy…
paulfell.substack.com/p/the-coward...
paulfell.substack.com/p/the-coward...
Reposted by Janet
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
🚨 Tim Kaine is saying the quiet part out loud - underscoring why anyone shouldn't be satisfied with any of the "no" statements or posts from Dem Senators.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
If Dem Senators are truly disgusted with this save they should be calling on #SurrenderSchumer to step aside as the Leader immediately.
Reposted by Janet
This seems like a worthwhile project people should get behind. Make Chuck and the Spineless Eight face the human suffering their actions will cause.
So moved and enraged by the replies to this and was thinking... maybe we should collect them and send them to Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Senate cowards.
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This seems like a worthwhile project people should get behind. Make Chuck and the Spineless Eight face the human suffering their actions will cause.
I think people will remember Schumer's fecklessness and Senate Democrats' betrayal every month when they get their health insurance bill that is 100-300% higher or when they need medical help but had to drop their ACA plan because they were priced out due to subsidies not being extended.
this is about where I’m at
the level of incandescent rage at Dem leadership is as high as I’ve ever seen and it’s not the rage of a population that is ready to go “well, I wanted to fight Trump but Schumer sucks so I guess fascism it is”
but primaries are going to start looking a lot different
the level of incandescent rage at Dem leadership is as high as I’ve ever seen and it’s not the rage of a population that is ready to go “well, I wanted to fight Trump but Schumer sucks so I guess fascism it is”
but primaries are going to start looking a lot different
I think voters at large will very likely have trouble remembering details of chuck schumer selling out the aca by nov 2026. also I think in the next three months you're gonna see a lot of unlikely folks stopping by the dsa table at various no kings events
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I think people will remember Schumer's fecklessness and Senate Democrats' betrayal every month when they get their health insurance bill that is 100-300% higher or when they need medical help but had to drop their ACA plan because they were priced out due to subsidies not being extended.
I don't think this poll is accurate...
It's more like -40 points
It's more like -40 points
I guess you can quantify the massive disconnect between party leaders and the party base they loathe
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I don't think this poll is accurate...
It's more like -40 points
It's more like -40 points
This article is frighteningly accurate 😱
I wrote this as a TIMELY submission for @mcsweeneys.net
… six months ago.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-v...
… six months ago.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-v...
I Vow to Fight Autocracy with Unprecedented Levels of Finger Wagging
“Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, has reportedly been criticized by some of the party’s state governors for not resisting Donald...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This article is frighteningly accurate 😱
EVERY Senate Democrat gets primaried UNLESS they immediately remove Chuck Schumer as leader. It wasn't just the 7 (and 1 Independent) who betrayed us, it was ALL OF THEM. Don't let them gaslight you. Senate Dems PLANNED to cave. It was coordinated to try to avoid some of the fallout. #VoteThemOut
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
EVERY Senate Democrat gets primaried UNLESS they immediately remove Chuck Schumer as leader. It wasn't just the 7 (and 1 Independent) who betrayed us, it was ALL OF THEM. Don't let them gaslight you. Senate Dems PLANNED to cave. It was coordinated to try to avoid some of the fallout. #VoteThemOut
Hey @support.bsky.team
Please unsuspend Sarah Kendzior's account
There is no way she did anything to warrant suspension
I'm guessing this is some kind of AI moderation error
CC: @jay.bsky.team
Please unsuspend Sarah Kendzior's account
There is no way she did anything to warrant suspension
I'm guessing this is some kind of AI moderation error
CC: @jay.bsky.team
Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Hey @support.bsky.team
Please unsuspend Sarah Kendzior's account
There is no way she did anything to warrant suspension
I'm guessing this is some kind of AI moderation error
CC: @jay.bsky.team
Please unsuspend Sarah Kendzior's account
There is no way she did anything to warrant suspension
I'm guessing this is some kind of AI moderation error
CC: @jay.bsky.team
Reposted by Janet
I don't think the Senate Democrats understand what they've unleashed by caving yesterday. The rage is real. It's never ending. And it will impact them at the ballot box. They will lose their seats over this. It's just a matter of time.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I don't think the Senate Democrats understand what they've unleashed by caving yesterday. The rage is real. It's never ending. And it will impact them at the ballot box. They will lose their seats over this. It's just a matter of time.
I wonder if we can FOIA request Senate Democrats phone records?
Senate Dems didn't cave yesterday because they care about the 40M Americans who lost their SNAP benefits or federal workers not getting paid
Airlines were having to cancel 1000s of flights due to the shutdown so their lobbyists lit up Senate Dems' phones
Real reason Dems caved?
Follow the $
Airlines were having to cancel 1000s of flights due to the shutdown so their lobbyists lit up Senate Dems' phones
Real reason Dems caved?
Follow the $
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I wonder if we can FOIA request Senate Democrats phone records?
Senate Dems didn't cave yesterday because they care about the 40M Americans who lost their SNAP benefits or federal workers not getting paid
Airlines were having to cancel 1000s of flights due to the shutdown so their lobbyists lit up Senate Dems' phones
Real reason Dems caved?
Follow the $
Airlines were having to cancel 1000s of flights due to the shutdown so their lobbyists lit up Senate Dems' phones
Real reason Dems caved?
Follow the $
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Senate Dems didn't cave yesterday because they care about the 40M Americans who lost their SNAP benefits or federal workers not getting paid
Airlines were having to cancel 1000s of flights due to the shutdown so their lobbyists lit up Senate Dems' phones
Real reason Dems caved?
Follow the $
Airlines were having to cancel 1000s of flights due to the shutdown so their lobbyists lit up Senate Dems' phones
Real reason Dems caved?
Follow the $
Reposted by Janet
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Reposted by Janet
Jacky Rosen - (202) 224-6244.
Catherine Masto -(202) 224-3542
Tim Caine - (202) 224-4024
Angus King - (202) 224-5344
Maggie Hassan - (202) 224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen - (202) 224-2841
John Fetterman - (202) 224-4254
Dick Durbin - (202) 224-2152
Catherine Masto -(202) 224-3542
Tim Caine - (202) 224-4024
Angus King - (202) 224-5344
Maggie Hassan - (202) 224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen - (202) 224-2841
John Fetterman - (202) 224-4254
Dick Durbin - (202) 224-2152
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Jacky Rosen - (202) 224-6244.
Catherine Masto -(202) 224-3542
Tim Caine - (202) 224-4024
Angus King - (202) 224-5344
Maggie Hassan - (202) 224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen - (202) 224-2841
John Fetterman - (202) 224-4254
Dick Durbin - (202) 224-2152
Catherine Masto -(202) 224-3542
Tim Caine - (202) 224-4024
Angus King - (202) 224-5344
Maggie Hassan - (202) 224-3324
Jeanne Shaheen - (202) 224-2841
John Fetterman - (202) 224-4254
Dick Durbin - (202) 224-2152